Emaar Development to pay $1.1 billion dividend
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Microsoft unveils autonomous AI agents for business tasks
San Francisco, United States - Microsoft on Monday said it was enhancing its AI offerings with new autonomous agent capabilities as...
- AI agents are specialized programs designed to perform routine tasks autonomously, such as sifting through sales leads or handling customer service inquiries
- The AI agent has become the newest buzzword for major software companies that are investing billions in powerful AI models, which they believe will shape the future of computing
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Netflix adds millions of subscribers but growth slows
San Francisco, United States - Netflix on Thursday said it added more than five million subscribers in the recently ended quarter...
- The streaming juggernaut said it ended September with 282.7 million subscribers, reporting a profit of $2.4 billion
- Netflix shares rose nearly five percent to $720.75 in after-market trades, trading at slightly more than double the price from a year earlier
Boeing to cut 10% of workforce
The company has projected a large third-quarter loss.
- The aviation giant must "reset our workforce levels to align with our financial reality," Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg said
- The company announced a series of belt-tightening measures and production delays in the wake of the nearly monthlong strike of 33,000 workers
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Riyadh Season 2024 signs sponsorship agreements with local, global partners
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-- A signing ceremony for Riyadh Season 2024 sponsorships was held on Thursday at Via Riyadh.General Entertainment Authority...
- Riyadh Season provided a sponsorship worth SAR2 million to the Association of Saving Food
- It is a major opportunity for companies to achieve maximum exposure in global and local markets
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US considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) made recommendations for Google’s search engine business practices on Tuesday, according to US media....
- Structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android
- Google will likely appeal, drawing out the process potentially for years
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UAE backs Egypt’s Ras El Hekma megaproject, aims for $110 billion investment
Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE Ministry of Investment (MoI) announced today its support and key role in the advancement...
- Located approximately 350 kilometres northwest of Cairo, the Ras El Hekma project has garnered significant interest from Emirati investors
- Modon Holding, the master developer for the Ras El Hekma megaproject, will steer the project in partnership with prominent partners from Egypt
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MGX participation confirmed in OpenAI’s US$6.6bn in new funding, valuing it at US$157bn
OpenAI has finalized a deal to receive US$6.6 billion in new funding from investors who valued the company at US$157...
- Backers expect OpenAI’s chatbot to become much more widely used and haul in huge profits
- MGX is targeting some of the world's biggest scale global technology investments
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Waldorf Astoria to open in Madinah by 2028
With more than 300 luxury rooms, three dining concepts, and various facilities, the hotel will merge global luxury with Madinah’s...
- Set to open in 2028, Waldorf Astoria Al Madinah will be located near the Prophet’s Mosque
- The new project will be a symbol of the Kingdom's aspirations
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Microsoft beefs-up its AI assistant with voice, vision
San Francisco, United States - Microsoft on Tuesday doubled down on deploying artificial intelligence to consumers, releasing an updated version of...
- Suleyman was a former leader at AI pioneer Google DeepMind -- and was poached by Microsoft in March from his startup to head up its consumer AI division
- It has since been caught by Google and soon Apple, which are using their dominance of the global smartphone market to get their own AI tools to consumers
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GM reports US sales dip, that of EVs grew
The big Detroit automaker reported 659,601 US sales during the period.
- The big Detroit automaker reported 659,601 US sales during the period, down 2.2 percent from the year-ago but marking a slightly smaller decline than analysts projected
- GM described its EV portfolio as "growing faster than the market" with sales jumping 46 percent in the third quarter, topping 32,000
Emaar Development to pay $1.1 billion dividend
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Stocks mostly rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes
London, United Kingdom -- Major stock markets mostly rallied and oil prices retreated Thursday on hopes for an end to the...
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ADNOC L&S 2024 net profit $756m
The company's revenue increased by 29 percent to $3.54 billion.
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ADNOC Distribution 2024 net profit down 7%
Minus UAE corporate tax, it would have grown by 2.4% to $725m
- The company achieved its highest-ever (EBITDA) of $1.05 billion (AED3.86 billion), an increase of 4.8 percent year-on-year.
- The company's Board of Directors has recommended a cash dividend of $350 million (AED1.285 billion) for H2 2024.
Altman rejects Musk’s US$97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI, as feud continues
After receiving backing from his OpenAI board, Sam Altman informed an Elon Musk-led group of investors that sought to buy...
- Musk is suing OpenAI's restructuring plans from a non-profit to a for-profit
- In a repartee, Altman offered to buy Twitter (X) for US$9.74 billion
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Chinese auto giant BYD to integrate DeepSeek, broaden self-driving tech
BYD will install its "God's Eye" autonomous driving system in at least 21 models, including the Seagull budget hatchback priced...
- The company also said it would integrate AI startup Deepseek's software into its cars, following domestic peers such as Geely, Great Wall Motors, and Leapmotor
- BYD is Tesla's biggest rival in China and increasingly abroad, and Monday evening's announcement led analysts to suggest a new price war might be on the horizon